Improvement in land-markers



8. RYAN. Land-Marker.

Patented July 8,1879.

UNITED STATES PATENEQFF STEPHEN RYAN, 0F PEOATONIOA, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAND-MARKERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 217,242, dated July 8,1879; application filed March 26, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN RYAN, of Pecatonica, in the county ofWinnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Land-Markers and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and toletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved ground-marker, used preliminary to side'hinged markers to moreeffectually resist pressure that would impede their passage.

through the ground, and forholdingthem either in contact with the groundor in an elevated position, substantially as hereinafter more fully setforth.

In the accompanying drawings, A refers to parallel bars, which may beduplicated, if desired, to form a suitable support for the mountingthereon of a seat for the driver or attendant, these bars being securedto runners or markers B, arranged transversely to said bars. Hounds a,disposed in an upwardly-inclined position, are secured to these barsabout midway between the markers B, and between thesehounds isarticulated the tongue I), which may be held in the same inclinedposition with the hounds by a pin inserted through additionalperforations in the hounds and tongue.

0 O are two other markers, adapted to mark the ground upon each side ofand suitable distances from the markers B, to increase the markingcapacity of the machine. These markers are fastened to bars or levers c,with their inner ends hinged or pivoted between the outer ends of thebars A, so as to permit of their being raised or lowered, or to rise andfall with the markers when not buttoned down, as presently set forth, toaccommodate the unevenness of the ground without endangering thebreaking of the same. If it is desired. however, to hold the markers 0down in forcible contact with the ground, provision is made for thatpurpose by the employment of buttons c, swiveled upon one of theparallel bars A, and adapted to be passed under catches or hooks '0fastened to the upper .side of the other bar, as clearly shown in Fig.1.

D is another marker, with its lever or se curing-bar d made into twoparts, hinged togcther in suitable lengths, one of which is hinged orpivoted to the hounds, or to a point about midway of the machine. Thismarker serves as a guide-marker, and in turning the machine it can befolded back upon either of the side or wing markers, as shown, onesection of its lever or bar resting in either of two sockets or clips, 0e, fastened to the said side markers.

It will be further observed that by lifting the side or wing markers andpassing the buttons under the same, they may be held in an elevatedposition and up out of the way when not needed.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patcut- The frame consisting of the parallel beams or bars A,having the markers B, and carrying the buttons 0 and catches a, to theprojecting ends of which are secured the hinged markers, all combinedsubstantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN RYAN.

Witnesses FRANK TIERNEY, MICHAEL MURPHY.

